The shocking fear and astonishing devastation behind Godzilla’s first attack on humanity will be unleashed in The Horror of Godzilla, a new comic from IDW Publishing.
With a strong horror focus, this spine-chilling kaiju tale is written by Ethan S. Parker & Griffin Sheridan (Marvel Zombies: Red Band, Godzilla: Escape the Deadzone) with artwork from Tristan Jones (Event Horizon: Dark Descent, Aliens: Defiance).
The Horror of Godzilla #1 arrives in comic book shops on July 29, and Nerdist has exclusively debuted the issue’s multiple different cover arts. One of them pays tribute to the classic original poster for John Carpenter’s Halloween, while another is done by Trevor Henderson.
The tale is set in Tokyo, 1954. As the country begins to look toward its postwar future, two scientists start an experiment in the Pacific Ocean. It is meant to change everything…and it will. Come now, reader, and bear witness to the incredible horror of the King of the Monsters. There are no heroes. There are no survivors. There is only the wrath of Godzilla.
“The Horror of Godzilla is for fans of Godzilla Minus One, Shin Godzilla, and Godzilla ‘54,” says editor Jake Williams. “It’s a terrifying look at the Kai-Sei era’s first Godzilla attack. It grabs the reader and places them on the ground in the middle of the most petrifying night in human history: the arrival of Godzilla.”
He adds, “Through the power of Tristan Jones’ visceral art style, this is the first Godzilla comic we’ve released that goes 100% in on horror. It very well might become the best Godzilla comic ever made. It’s certainly the scariest.”
The Horror of Godzilla will be a four issue mini-series. Look for it this summer.
